Sumayiya Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Sumayiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sumayiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sumayiya (3,621) may also be a first name.

Sumayiya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sumayiya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sumayiya is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumayiya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Sumayiya is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Sumayiya reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Sumayiya is also the 117,477th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 3,621 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kampala District, where 40 percent reside, Butambala District, where 20 percent reside and Kamwenge District, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Uganda it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sumayiyah941/
Sumaiyya88553/
Sumayaya8817/
Sumayyya881/
Sumayuya881/
Sumaieya881/
Sumaiaya881/
Sumaiyyah8210/
Saumaiyya826/
Summaiyya823/
Sumaiaiya821/
Sumaeya80631/
Sumeaia801/
Sumieya801/
Sumaeia801/
Sumajaya75492/
Sumiyaya75383/
Somaiyya75182/
Sumejaya7516/
Sumeyaya752/
Somayaya752/
Sumeiyya752/
Sumiyahya7114/
Sumeiyyah712/
Summeiyia711/
Somajaya6349/
Somiyaya632/
Jumiyaya631/
Jumajoyo503/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sumayiya
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